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Interfaces

nsIImportService

CreateRFC822Message: removed argument aBodyLength

nsIMimeConverter

encodeMimePartIIStr: removed

nsIMimeHeaders

initialize: removed function argument allHeadersSize

nsIMsgAccount

nsIMsgAccountManager

nsIMsgCompFields

The boolean attribute hasRecipients has been added.
newshost: removed

nsIMsgFilter

actionList: removed
getSortedActionList: changed type

nsIMsgSend

createAndSendMessage: removed argument aBodyLength
createRFC822Message: removed argument aBodyLength

nsISmtpService

createSmtpServer: renamed to createServer
deleteSmtpServer: renamed to deleteServer
GetSmtpServerByIdentity: renamed to getServerByIdentity
smtpServers: renamed to servers

nsISupportsArray

EnumerateForwards and EnumerateBackwards: removed

prplIAccount

noNewlines: removed

Global Functions and Objects

accountManagerContractID: Removed from accountUtils.js
addEditorClickEventListener: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js
AlertWithTitle: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/editorUtilities.js, use Services.prompt instead
ArrangeAccountCentralItems: changed in /mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js
cleanUpHostname|removed from aw-incoming.js
CreateHTTPEquivElement: removed from /editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdDialogCommon.js
CreateHTTPEquivMetaElement: removed from /editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdDialogCommon.js
determineFilterType: removed from FilterEditor.js
disableEditableFields: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js
enableEditableFields: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js
enabling: renamed to LDAPenabling in am-addressing.js
FinishHTMLSource: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js
FocusManager: removed from quickFilterManager.js, use Services.focus instead
gAccountManager: removed from /mail/components/compose/content/MsgComposeCommands.js, use MailServices.accounts instead
gAccountManager: removed from am-server-advanced.js, use MailServices.accounts instead
gAttachmentNotifier.EditAction(): Removed from MsgComposeCommands.js
gAttachmentNotifier.handleMutations: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js
GetHTTPEquivMetaElement: removed /editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdDialogCommon.js, use document.querySelector instead
GetWindowByWindowType: removed form mailWindowOverlay.js, use Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow instead
getInterfaceForType: removed from /mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js
GetIOService: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/editorUtilities.js, use Services.io instead
GetPromptService: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/ComposerCommands.js, use Services.prompt instead
GetLoginManager: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/publishprefs.js, use Services.logins instead
gFilterContext: removed from FilterEditor.js
gIdentity: removed from am-addressing.js
gIOService: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js, use Services.io instead
gIsOffline: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js, use Services.io.offline instead
gLastPurpleConvId: renamed to gLastPrplConvId in imConversations.js
gMailSession: removed from /mail/components/compose/content/MsgComposeCommands.js, use MailServices.mailSession instead
gMimeHeaderParser: removed from /mail/components/compose/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js
gObserver: removed from am-server.js, use Services.obs instead
gPrefBranch: removed from am-junk.js, use Services.prefs instead
gPrefBranch: removed form mailWindowOverlay.js, use Services.prefs instead
gPrefBranch: removed from am-copies.js, use Services.prefs instead
gPrefInt: removed from am-addressing.js, use Services.prefs.getIntPref instead
gPrefs: removed from mailnewsMigrator.js, , use Services.prefs instead
gPromptService: removed from MsgComposeCommands.js, use Services.prompt instead
gSelectionSummaryStrings.Nmessages: removed from /mailnews/base/public/nsIMsgFolder.idl
gServer: Removed from am-serverwithnoidentities.js
gSmtpHostNameIsIllegal: removed from AccountManager.js
hasOnlyWhitespaces: removed from /mailnews/addrbook/prefs/content/pref-directory-add.js, use (<string>.trim() == "") instead
hostnameIsIllegal: removed from amUtils.js
hostnameIsIllegal: removed from aw-incoming.js
InitAppEditMessagesMenu: renamed to InitAppFolderViewsMenu in /mail/base/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
initContactList: Removed from chat-messenger-overlay.js
ircChannel.prototype.setMode: Non backwards compatible change to parameters (second parameter changed)
IsEventHandler: removed from /editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdAEJSEAttributes.js
IsWhitespace: removed from /editor/ui/composer/content/editorUtilities.js, use <string>.trim() == "" instead
KEY_ISP_DIRECTORY_LIST: removed from am-junk.js
kHighestPort: removed from /mailnews/base/prefs/content/accountcreation/emailWizard.js
nsIWindowMediator: removed from nsMailDefaultHandler.js, use Services.wm instead
nsIWindowWatcher: removed from nsMailDefaultHandler.js, use Services.ww instead
onChooseFolder: removed from /mail/base/content/SearchDialog.js
pref: removed from mailWindow.js, use Services.prefs instead
prefs: removed from nsMsgTraitService.js, use Services.prefs instead
queryISupportsArray(supportsArray, iid): Removed from MsgComposeCommands.js
selectFolder: removed from /mail/base/content/SearchDialog.js
SetUpToolbarButtons(uri): Removed from mailWindowOverlay.js
specialTabs.getApplicationUpgradeVersions: removed function argument in specialTabs.js
specialTabs.shouldShowTelemetryNotification: removed function argument in specialTabs.js
specialTabs.showTelemetryNotification: removed function argument in specialTabs.js
specialTabs.shouldShowAboutRightsNotification: removed function argument in specialTabs.js
specialTabs.showAboutRightsNotification: removed function argument in specialTabs.js
toggleFilter: Removed second function argument
trim: removed from amUtils.js, use <string>.trim() instead
updateInboxAccount: changed in /mailnews/base/prefs/content/am-server-advanced.js
updateMoveTargetMode(aEnable): Removed from am-junk.js
updatePurgeSpam(aEnable): Removed from am-junk.js
updateSearchFolderPicker: changed in /mail/base/content/SearchDialog.js

Further changes

Server name validation for incoming servers has been added: If an add-on created a fake account with an incoming server which does not validate, this can cause issues on re-validation.
The sort order of accounts has been defined for new account types changed and centralized. Extensions can also use the allAccountsSorted() function to retrieve this common sort order of the accounts in the profile. In all list widgets the accounts should be shown in this order:
- default account
- other mail accounts
- Local Folders
- chat accounts
- feeds
- newsgroups
The Local directory used for mail storage is now checked for validity and safeness. Filesystem directories deemed inappropriate are rejected by the account manager. Extensions can add theirs own lists of file directories which can (or should not) be used for mail storage by extending the global gDangerousLocalStorageDirs array in /mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountManager.js.
Support for nsIEnumerator has been removed /from mailnews/base/util/iteratorUtils.jsm

Platform changes and web standards support

For information about changes to the underlying Gecko platform and changes to the support of web technologies, please read the following information for developers: